Train Hard - Stay Humble

BApk Sunday basic training 12/13

Event Details

Time: December 13, 2009 from 12pm to 3:30pm
Location: Crissy Field Center
Street: Vallejo at Halleck
City/Town: SF
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com/maps?f…
Event Type: basic, parkour, beginners, training, bapk, bay area, san francisco
Organized By: Bay Area Parkour
Latest Activity: Dec 13, 2009

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Event Description

Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME!

WE WILL BE MEETING EVEN WITH POURING RAIN AT THIS EXACT LOCATION (see image/map), and moving around, if weather allows it.

This location can be a little out of way if unfamiliar with the Presidio, so consider RIDES!

Session description:
This training provides a healthy atmosphere for new practitioners to start parkour, and for everyone to advance in a safe way. This is achieved in several ways. Because safety is paramount, a positive example is set by the more experienced practitioners. This means you will always see warm ups, stretching, and slow progression of movement. It also means there will be no showing off, which leads to copy-cat behavior and subsequently injuries. Rather, people pass on knowledge humbly in a group effort to advance. While there may be several different skill levels represented at these sessions, everyone keeps a beginner mentality.

Another key aspect in this beginner atmosphere is the absence of media. There are no camera crews or reporters to get in the way or cause people to feel self-conscious. While individuals may bring cameras, they should politely ask before filming/shooting anyone other than themselves.

The perception that parkour practice is (and should be) fun, yet being "a discipline, not a game", is set from the beginning. While the atmosphere is relaxed and can be playful at times, horseplay is discouraged, and teasing, mocking, and cliquish behaviors are not tolerated...

Basic/beginners training provided, but ALL LEVELS present and WELCOME!

Minors and Newcomers pls. check this frequently asked questions about liability. =)

Ha! And it's free, in case you were wondering...

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Comment by Maxwell Mommsen on December 13, 2009 at 12:28pm: damn, salright then...

Comment by Bay Area Parkour on December 13, 2009 at 10:46am: ...kind of last minute today, and not the best due to weather.
But in general if you'd be able to get to BART in Concord, somebody may offer to pick you up at West Oakland station, on a good day...

Most East Bay folks are from the Berkeley or Oakland areas...
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Comment by Maxwell Mommsen on December 13, 2009 at 10:19am: Hey, just wondering if anyone coming through vallejo would mind stopping by to add an extra passenger? I'd really like to make it but i dont have a car...

Comment by Bay Area Parkour on December 13, 2009 at 10:09am: Parking 6 feet away from shelter (see new pic).

With pouring rain this will be a shorter training, but we can use the quarter mile covered area from the freeway, sets of various (low) obstacles along the way, and a variety of close-by interesting objects...
Expect a moist-humid session, but definitely NOT wet.

Ha! And non-rage-puddles-jumping...
:)

Comment by that guy on December 12, 2009 at 9:46pm: Since you're going to be there even if it rains, how sheltered is this spot? Is parking close by?

Comment by marisa on December 12, 2009 at 8:17pm: I told you this place is awesome!
(as though I was the first to discover it. Riiiiight.)
Sad to missing out. AGAIN. :(